Studio album · No. 7

Unwrapped Songwriting Credits by Gloria Estefan

2003 Epic 18 tracks 60:32

Produced by Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Sebastian Krys  ·  Engineered by Sebastian Krys, Mike Couzzi, Femi Jiya, Eric Schilling, Julie Gardner, Ron Taylor, Ken Theis, Bob Ludwig

Epic PopLatin pop
Artist
83%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 15 of 18 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 15 / 18 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 18 tracks with documented writers, by whether Gloria Estefan carries a lyricist or composer credit.

83%
15 trackswritten by Gloria Estefan 3 tracksoutside writers
Gloria Estefan's roles on this album

Share of the 18 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist83%
Composer6%
Producer100%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

18
Tracks
3
Lyricists
3
Producers
2
No.1 Singles
162,000
Worldwide Copies Sold
2003
Released

Awards & Recognition 2

Top Latin Pop Airplay Track-Female of the Year, "Hoy" (2004)
Top Latin Tropical Track of the Year, "Tu Fotografía" (2005)
Data Insight

Estefan writes the words on fifteen of the eighteen tracks and the music on exactly one, "Famous". Every other song sets her lyric against somebody else's melody, and the melodies come from three separate camps: John Falcone, Sebastian Krys and Jon Secada handle the pop material, Gian Marco supplies four songs with Peruvian folk coloring, and the Panamanian brothers Alberto and Ricardo Gaitán write two with her husband. The four Spanish-language tracks at the end reverse the arrangement. "Hoy" and "Mientras Tanto" are Gian Marco's words and music outright, and "Tu Fotografía" pairs his melody with a lyric by Emilio Estefan, so three of the songs on her own album belong to other writers entirely.

Estefan's tenth solo studio album, cut at Crescent Moon Studios in Miami and released by Epic on September 22, 2003. It was her first English-language studio record since gloria! in 1998, tracked live in the room with no brass section, and the first of her albums built around acoustic playing. Four Spanish-language recordings close it, three of them written by the Peruvian songwriter Gian Marco.

Track Listing & Credits 18 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
A Little Push
Gloria Estefan John M. FalconeJuan Francisco Secada RamírezSebastian Krys Gloria EstefanEmilio EstefanSebastian Krys Gloria Estefan (Lead vocals)Jon Secada (Background vocals)Ron Taylor (Piano, Hammond B-3 organ, Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer, Mellotron)Manu Katché (Drums)Archie Peña (Percussion)Dan Warner (Guitar, Mandolin, Tres)John Falcone (Bass)Luis Pastor (Bass)Sebastian Krys (Quena, Cuatro, Cavaquinho, Charango, Programming)
2
Te Amaré #7
Gloria EstefanEmilio Estefan Jr. Emilio Estefan GómezSebastian KrysTony MardiniTom McWilliams Gloria EstefanEmilio EstefanSebastian Krys Gloria Estefan (Lead vocals)Ron Taylor (Keyboards)Manu Katché (Drums)Archie Peña (Percussion)Dan Warner (Guitar)Luis Pastor (Bass)
3
Your Picture
Gloria Estefan Gian Marco Javier Zignago Alcóver Gloria EstefanEmilio EstefanSebastian Krys Gloria Estefan (Lead vocals)
4
Wrapped #23
Gloria Estefan Gian Marco Javier Zignago Alcóver Gloria EstefanEmilio EstefanSebastian Krys Gloria Estefan (Lead vocals)
5
Time Waits
Gloria Estefan John M. FalconeSebastian Krys Gloria EstefanEmilio EstefanSebastian Krys Gloria Estefan (Lead vocals)
6
In the Meantime
Gloria Estefan Gian Marco Javier Zignago Alcóver Gloria EstefanEmilio EstefanSebastian Krys Gloria Estefan (Lead vocals)
7
Dangerous Game
Gloria Estefan John M. FalconeJuan Francisco Secada RamírezSebastian Krys Gloria EstefanEmilio EstefanSebastian Krys Gloria Estefan (Lead vocals)
8
Into You
Gloria Estefan Carlos de YarzaMaceo Morris Gloria EstefanEmilio EstefanSebastian Krys Gloria Estefan (Lead vocals)Stevie Wonder (Harmonica, Vocal ad-libs)
9
One Name
Gloria Estefan Archie Peña Gloria EstefanEmilio EstefanSebastian Krys Gloria Estefan (Lead vocals)Chrissie Hynde (Vocals)
10
I Will Always Need Your Love
Gloria Estefan Emilio Estefan GómezAlberto GaitánRicardo GaitánTony Mardini Gloria EstefanEmilio EstefanSebastian Krys Gloria Estefan (Lead vocals)
11
Say Goodbye
Gloria Estefan John M. FalconeJuan Francisco Secada RamírezSebastian Krys Gloria EstefanEmilio EstefanSebastian Krys Gloria Estefan (Lead vocals)
12
I Wish You #18
Gloria Estefan John M. FalconeSebastian Krys Gloria EstefanEmilio EstefanSebastian Krys Gloria Estefan (Lead vocals)
13
You
Gloria Estefan Emilio Estefan GómezAlberto GaitánRicardo GaitánTony MardiniTom McWilliams Gloria EstefanEmilio EstefanSebastian Krys Gloria Estefan (Lead vocals)
14
Famous
Gloria Estefan Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García Gloria EstefanEmilio EstefanSebastian Krys Gloria Estefan (Lead vocals)
15
Te Amaré (Spanish Version)
Gloria EstefanEmilio Estefan Jr. Emilio Estefan GómezSebastian KrysTony MardiniTom McWilliams Gloria EstefanEmilio EstefanSebastian Krys Gloria Estefan (Lead vocals)Ron Taylor (Keyboards)Manu Katché (Drums)Archie Peña (Percussion)Dan Warner (Guitar)Luis Pastor (Bass)
16
Tu Fotografía #1
Emilio Estefan Jr.Gian Marco Gian Marco Javier Zignago Alcóver Gloria EstefanEmilio EstefanSebastian Krys Gloria Estefan (Lead vocals)
17
Hoy #1
Gian Marco Gian Marco Javier Zignago Alcóver Gloria EstefanEmilio EstefanSebastian Krys Gloria Estefan (Lead vocals)
18
Mientras Tanto
Gian Marco Gian Marco Javier Zignago Alcóver Gloria EstefanEmilio EstefanSebastian Krys Gloria Estefan (Lead vocals)

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Frequently Asked Questions Unwrapped

Who wrote Unwrapped?
Gloria Estefan wrote the lyrics on fifteen of the eighteen tracks. The music came from John Falcone, Sebastian Krys, Jon Secada, Gian Marco, Emilio Estefan, Tony Mardini, Tom McWilliams, Alberto and Ricardo Gaitán, Archie Peña, Carlos de Yarza and Maceo Morris. She wrote both words and music on "Famous" only.
Who wrote "Hoy"?
Gian Marco, the Peruvian singer and songwriter, wrote both the words and the music. Estefan sings it but has no writing credit on it. He also wrote "Wrapped", the English version of the same song.
Who produced the album?
Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan and Sebastian Krys produced every track together. Krys also engineered and mixed, and Bob Ludwig mastered it at Gateway Mastering.
Who are the guests on the record?
Stevie Wonder plays harmonica and sings on "Into You", and Chrissie Hynde sings on "One Name". Jon Secada adds background vocals and co-wrote three of the pop songs.
Which singles charted?
"Hoy" reached number one on Billboard Hot Latin Songs and "Tu Fotografía" number one on Hot Latin Tracks. "Wrapped" peaked at 23 and "I Wish You" at 18 on Billboard Adult Contemporary, and "Te Amaré" reached 7 in Spain.
How did the album sell?
Billboard put US sales at 162,000. It was certified Gold in Spain, where sales were reported at 80,000, and Platinum in Switzerland. No worldwide total is published on the cited pages.
What makes this album different from her earlier records?
It was recorded live rather than assembled part by part, the vocals carry far less reverb, and it is the first Estefan album with no brass section at all. The result is close to an acoustic set.
Why are there Spanish versions of four songs?
"Te Amaré", "Tu Fotografía", "Hoy" and "Mientras Tanto" are Spanish recordings of four English tracks, and they close the worldwide edition. On the Spain and Latin American pressing they open the album instead.
Data note: Per-track instrumental credits are published only for "A Little Push", both versions of "Te Amaré" and the two guest tracks. The rest of the band is credited album-wide with no track assignment, so only the vocal is entered on those tracks.

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